Leaves Flashcards
1
Q
How do gases get in and out of the leaf?
A
Through the stomata
Tiny holes on the underside of the leaf
2
Q
What us the palisades layer?
A
Contains cells packed with chloroplasts this is where most of plants photosynthesis occur
3
Q
Spongy layer of a leaf
A
Contains air spaces allowing carbon dioxide to diffuse throughout the leaf oxygen diffuses out of the leaf.
4
Q
Two main layers of a leaf
A
Palisade layer
Spongy layer
5
Q
What gases come out if the lesf
A
Oxygen and water vapour diffuse out
6
Q
What gases get into a leaf?
A
Carbon dioxide diffuses in?
